{{short description|Slovenian rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dan D | image = Dan_D.jpg | caption = | image_size = <!-- Only for images smaller than 220 pixels --> | origin = Novo Mesto, Slovenia | genre = Rock and roll | years_active = 1996–2025 | label = ZKP RTVSlo<br />Menart Records<br />Kif Kif | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.dan-d.net/ dan-d.net/] | current_members = Tomislav Jovanovič<br />Dušan Obradinovič<br />Marko Turk<br />Nikola Sekulovič<br />Boštjan Grubar | past_members = Primož Špelko<br />Aleš Bartelj }}
'''Dan D''' (meaning D-Day in Slovene) was a Slovenian rock band,<ref name="tokac">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/glasba/tokac-lazarju-zaupal-svoje-otroke/212355 |title=Tokac Lazarju zaupal svoje "otroke" |date=15 September 2009 |accessdate=8 October 2009 |trans-title=Tokac trusted his "children" to Lazar |publisher=MMC RTV Slovenija |language=Slovenian}}</ref><ref name="24ur">{{cite web |url=http://24ur.com/ekskluziv/glasba/foto-nevsakdanje-ure-letenja-skupine-dan-d.html |title=FOTO: Nevsakdanje ure letenja skupine Dan D |publisher=24ur.com |date=28 February 2009 |accessdate=8 October 2009 |language=Slovenian |trans-title=FOTO: Unusual flying hours of Dan D}}</ref> formed in 1996 in Novo Mesto. They released seven studio albums before separating in December 31st, 2025.
==Band members== The group was formed from the remnants of the Mercedes Band musical ensemble by the singer Tomislav Jovanovič (nicknamed Tokac) and the drummer Dušan Obradinovič (nicknamed Obra) who later invited his friend Marko Turk (Tučo) as the rhythm guitar, Primož Špelko as the bass guitar, and Aleš Bartelj as the solo guitar. After Primož Špelko and Aleš Bartelj left, the band invited the bass guitarist Andrej Zupančič and the keyboardist Boštjan Grubar, and Tokac started to also play guitar. In 2006, Andrej Zupančič was replaced by Nikola Sekulovič as the bass guitarist.
==Performances== In March 2007, Dan D and the Siddharta band performed at the presentation of the Slovenian media award Viktor in the Cankar Hall in Ljubljana the joint version of the Dan D's ''Voda'' and the Siddharta's song ''Male roke''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/glasba/male-roke-tokrat-brez-vode/183479 |title=Male Roke, tokrat brez Vode |date=7 May 2007 |language=Slovenian |trans-title=Male Roke, this time without Water |accessdate=8 October 2009 |publisher=MMC RTV Slovenija}}</ref> This version later became one of the biggest hits of the year in Slovenia.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.si/artisti/dan-d |title=Dan D |accessdate=8 October 2009 |language=Slovenian |publisher=MTV Slovenija |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724033041/http://www.mtv.si/artisti/dan-d |url-status=dead }}</ref> The next day the two groups were presented in the TV show ''Tistega lepega popoldneva'', broadcast by TV Slovenija, the Slovenian national TV station.
On 13 September and 14 September 2009, the band performed in Križanke, a performance place in Ljubljana, alongside the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. The concert was broadcast by TV Slovenija as well as by Val 202, the Slovenian national radio station.<ref name="tokac" />
== Discography == * 1997: ''Igra'' * 1999: ''Ko hodiš nad oblaki'' * 2004: ''Katere barve je tvoj dan'' * 2009: ''Ure letenja za ekstravagantne ptice'' * 2009: ''Dan 202'' (live CD/DVD) * 2012: ''Poleno'' (limited edition music cassette) * 2013: ''Tiho'' (live acoustic CD) * 2015: ''DNA D'' * 2018: ''Milo za drago'' (limited edition, special issue) * 2019: ''Knjiga pohval in pritožb'' * 2025: ''Rabim človeka''
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.dan-d.net}} {{in lang|sl}}
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